Sao Tome and Principe vs South Africa: Universal suffrage lexical

Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Universal suffrage lexical over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • South Africa
00.511.52178919072025

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe South Africa Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 1 0 1 Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 2 0 2 Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher universal suffrage lexical, Sao Tome and Principe or South Africa?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal suffrage lexical between Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa rank globally for universal suffrage lexical?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Universal suffrage lexical. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal suffrage lexical
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed